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- - Virginia Tech’s Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering earns top placement in two world rankings
    According to two recent world ranking surveys, the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech is educating their students to become highly skilled professionals, sought after by recruiters.
- - Alumnus propels research with donation of 16 motion capture suits
    Virginia Tech researchers and students plan to use the donated motion capture suits to study body motion and injury prevention, thanks to Jamie Marraccini (electrical engineering '93), founder, CEO, and president of Inertial Labs.
- - Virginia Tech faculty recognized for outstanding academic advising
    Marlena Lester, from the Department of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering, and Gordon Yee, from the chemistry department in the College of Science, received national awards recognizing their excellence in academic advising.
- - Students take roles as campus innovators through global design program
    Virginia Tech's first University Innovation Fellows are a four-student team who want to create a campus hub to offer information for all students about learning outside of the classroom, from internships to studying abroad.
- - Board of Visitors approves new bachelor’s degree in public health; takes next step to acquire school of medicine
    Pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Virginia Tech will offer the bachelor of science degree program in public health beginning in the fall of 2018.
- - White roofing isn’t always green, Virginia Tech study confirms
    How a roof reflects light on its surroundings can make a big difference, the faculty-student research reveals, offering new evidence to challenge commonly accepted LEED and international standards.
- - Engineers Without Borders crowdfunding campaign serves underdeveloped communities
    Engineers Without Borders is working to raise $5,000 through JUMP, Virginia Tech’s official crowdfunding platform, to help support projects to improve the quality of life in Guatemala, Uganda, and Nicaragua. The campaign runs until Nov. 17.
- - Undergraduate Honor System shares innovative changes, best practices
    Virginia Tech’s Undergraduate Honor System recently hosted a site visit in which students and faculty from the College of William & Mary came to campus.
- - Study takes a unique approach to new generation of smart drug delivery carriers
    This method of drug delivery could usher in a new era of pharmaceuticals. Some of the world’s most devastating illnesses could be better treated with lifesaving drugs that are cheaper, more widely accessible, and perform better in the human body.
- - 3-D printed golf grips change the game
    A team of Virginia Tech graduate and undergraduate students took first place in the 2017 Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ Digital Manufacturing Challenge by developing a process to mold, scan, and 3-D print golf grips customized to individual users.
- - Construction graduates are the job market’s hottest thing. Just ask a Hokie.
    Myers-Lawson School of Construction’s Fall Career Fair reflects explosive demand for the nation’s fastest-growing major and the world’s future construction needs.
- - President Sands shares aspirations for Virginia Tech to become a global land-grant university
    During the State of the University address, President Sands discussed campus growth, expansions in the National Capital Region and Roanoke, the Beyond Boundaries initiative, and efforts to make the university more inclusive.
- - A brand to match Virginia Tech’s momentum
    Building on a 145-year-old tradition of education, service, and outreach, Virginia Tech strives to transcend the boundaries of traditional education, redefine research through transdisciplinary problem-solving, and embrace its role as a global land-grant university.
- - Virginia Tech moves ahead in annual U.S. News & World Report rankings
    Virginia Tech’s placement as one of the top institutions in the country comes as it positions itself to be a globally impactful land-grant university with a focus on transformative academics, research, and service.
- - Student raises money to improve isolated Ecuadorean community's access to education
    When undergraduate Matt Lacey visited Ecuador last summer as part of Virginia Tech’s Tropical Biology and Conservation in Ecuador course, he was struck by the beauty of the place: the lush cloud forests, brightly colored birds, and strange nocturnal mammals. But even more, he was struck by the people.
- - Brett Netto, Seyi Olusina begin term as Board of Visitors student representatives
    The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors is the governing body of the university.
- - Mechanical engineering team creates multimaterial 3-D printer
    By combining several additive manufacturing technologies into a single desktop unit, four recent Virginia Tech graduates have created a new way to manufacture complex, multimaterial products.
- - Neuroscience marks end of inaugural summer research experience for 18 undergraduate students
    The School of Neuroscience recently finished its inaugural Summer Research Program, providing 18 Virginia Tech undergraduate students with 10 weeks of "hands-on, minds-on" research experience with faculty.
- - David Guerin named associate vice provost for communications
    In this new role, Guerin will work with the academic vice provost and vice president units in the Office of the Provost to direct and implement a comprehensive, integrated communications program. He begins on Sept. 1
- - Virginia Tech receives NSF 'Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM' grant
    An interdisciplinary team of faculty members from Virginia Tech and Purdue have received a National Science Foundation grant to study the implementation and impact of a university-wide ethical reasoning curriculum.

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